VBSR Champion member Union Mutual Presenting Sponsor of 2021 VT Corporate Cup
MONTPELIER – Union Mutual is pleased to announce the Company is the presenting sponsor of the 2021 Vermont Corporate Cup Challenge and State Agency Race. The event, to be held in-person in Montpelier on September 16 and virtually September 1 through October 31, will be known as the Vermont Corporate Cup Challenge and State Agency Race, […]
Common Good Vermont hosts 2021 Nonprofit Summer Camp
Common Good Vermont hosts 2021 Nonprofit Summer Camp South Burlington, VT: Common Good Vermont, a recently merged program of United Way of Northwest Vermont, will offer its annual Nonprofit Summer Camp in a virtual format this year on July 28 and August 11. Leaders of all levels from Vermont nonprofits are invited to participate […]
VSECU, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON PARTNER TO GIVE $50,000 IN NONPROFIT GRANTS
Eight Vermont nonprofits receive funding to create jobs and provide important community services MONTPELIER, VT—VSECU distributed $50,000 in grants to eight Vermont nonprofits significantly impacted by COVID-19. The $5,000 and $10,000 grants will help preserve and create job opportunities, support local economic development, and further important community services. The grants are funded by Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s Jobs for New England Recovery Grant program. The […]
NOFA-VT: Jack Lazor Memorial Soil Health Stewards Dig In
Vermont (Statewide) – 15 Vermont farmers are taking the time during their busy 2021 growing season to gather, learn from experts, and share knowledge about soil. The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) launched the Soil Health Stewards program in April 2021 to honor the legacy and wisdom of Jack Lazor, an organic farming […]
U.S. Treasury’s CDFI Rapid Response Program Awards $1.8 Million to VCLF for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) has been awarded $1.8 million dollars from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s CDFI (community development financial institution) Rapid Response Program, to deploy to Vermont businesses and communities hit hardest by COVID-19. VCLF is among 863 CDFIs nationwide awarded a total of $1.25 billion dollars in Rapid Response Program […]
Vermont Federal Credit Union is recognized by Forbes Magazine as a Best-In-State Credit Union for the 4th consecutive year
Burlington, VT – For the fourth year in a row, Vermont Federal Credit Union has been awarded Best-In-State Credit Union by Forbes Magazine. Forbes and Statista identified America’s Best-In-State Credit Unions 2021 based on an independent survey of approximately 25,000 US consumers who were asked to rate credit unions at which they have or previously […]
Salvation Farms Receives $77,550 From the Chittenden Solid Waste District
Williston, VT – The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) is pleased to announce that Salvation Farms will be receiving $77,550 for the second Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) awarded by CSWD and approved by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. Salvation Farms is a federally recognized non-profit with a mission to build increased resilience in Vermont’s food system through agricultural […]
Lawson’s Finest Liquids Accepting Applicants for 2022 Sunshine Fund
Local nonprofits selected for program will receive 100% of guest donations for their cause Waitsfield, Vt. (June 21, 2021) — Lawson’s Finest Liquids is excited to announce that it is accepting applications from Vermont nonprofit organizations for the 2022 Sunshine Fund. Created to assist nonprofits that support the environment and the people of Vermont, the Sunshine Fund is the heart […]
Local Motion Puts Businesses on the Map…the Interactive Map
Burlington, VT – Local Motion announces it has launched a new Interactive Biking and Walking Map of the Greater Burlington area and beyond. Developed for mobile phones, www.vtbikeped.org is a web-based map that will pinpoint user locations and track their progress as they navigate the Island Line Trail as well as local streets. The map will help them “know where […]